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The County squad for the home fixture against West Midlands scheduled for the 25th September is set out below :

The squad for this match is set out below :

The Short Mat Players Tour staged the first of their 2016/2017 tournaments  –  the UK Open  –  at the County’s home venue at Bromsgrove Indoor Bowls Centre, on the 20th and 21st August. The tournament saw 24 short mats in use accommodating 144 players. The players were allocated into groups of 6 with each player within the group playing against each other to determine progression into the knockout stage. The two first players within each group would proceed into the main knockout phase for the UK Open Cup. The third and fourth players would proceed to compete for the “Plate” with the fifth and sixth players competing for the “Shield”. Only one player from Worcestershire competed in this tournament  –  Malcolm Saunders  – but this was entirely due to the very quick take up of places after the entry process started.  

Malcolm progressed well in the group only losing one match. This placed him second within the group which saw him progress to the main UK Open knockout stage,In the first round of the knockout stage his opposite number was Paul Gallagher from Ireland with a world ranking of 20. In spite of several hard fought and successful ends Malcolm lost in this round. Nevertheless Malcolm can be well pleased with his most successful tournament to date.

There will be a pre season practise/training/selection session at  “THE CIVIC HALL, MARTINS WAY, STOURPORT ON SEVERN, DY13 8UJ” on Monday 12th September commencing at 7.00pm. All County Squad members should attend this very important pre season session.

Each year  the English Short Mat Bowling Association organises a Summer Club Championship which this year was held at Daventry Indoor Bowls Centre on the 17th July. Sixteen clubs entered including one from Worcestershire  –  Churchill and Blakedown Short Mat Bowls Club. In addition to competing for the championship, the top eight clubs qualify for the ESMBA / TLH  English top club finals which will be held in Torquay early next May.

The sixteen clubs were divided into groups of four. Churchill and Blakedown were included in a group with   –  Bellingdon ( Buckinghamshire ), Bob Carter Centre ( Norfolk ), and Hazelbury Bryan ( Dorset ).

The Churchill and Blakedown team consisted of  –  Alan Walters, Dave Grove, Ian Davis, Malcolm Saunders, Richard Rose, Sandra Felton, Terry Clifford, and Trish Clifford.

A total of twelve matches were played  –  3 x Singles, Fours, Pairs, and Triples

The Churchill and Blakedown team members performed consistently well against strong opposition and had a very successful competition and were placed second in their group. This means that Churchill and Blakedown go forward to the National Club Finals in Torquay next year .

The club’s individual results are set out below :

V  –  Bellingdon.

Singles   –   won   15-7            Fours   lost   6-9            Pairs   –   lost   8-9            Triples   –   won   8-5

V  –  Bob Carter Centre

Singles   –   lost   5-8               Fours   lost   5-10            Pairs   –   won   10-1          Triples   –   lost    5-6

V  –   Hazelbury Bryan

Singles   –   won 15-7               Fours   drew  7-7           Pairs   –   won    11-4          Triples   –   won  9-2

Overall Churchill and Blakedown  scored 104 shots with their opponents scoring 75 shots